In the rattle of the battle came a whisper soft and lowFrom a soldier who'd been wounded in the frayI am dying Captain dying and I pray before I goYou will give your promise ere I pass away

Do not ask me dear to linger for I know not what to sayWhen duty calls your sweetheart's name in vainI hope your heart will not be crying if I'm not among the dyingI'll be with you when the roses bloom again

Yes when the roses bloom again beside the riverAnd the robin redbreast sings it's sweet refrainAs in days of Old Lang Syne I'll be with you sweetheart mineI'll be with you when the roses bloom again

Do not ask me dear to linger for I know not what to sayWhen duty calls your sweetheart's name in vainI hope your heart will not be crying if I'm not among the dyingI'll be with you when the roses bloom again

Yes when the roses bloom again beside the riverAnd the robin redbreast sings it's sweet refrainAs in days of Old Lang Syne I'll be with you sweetheart mineI'll be with you when the roses bloom again